 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ingredient
noun
1: a component of a mixture or compound
2: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of
his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition
are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a
sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an
effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: {component}, {constituent},
{element}, {factor}]
3: food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the
recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" [syn: {fixings}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ingredient \In*gre"di*ent\, noun [F. ingr['e]dient, L. ingrediens,
-entis, entering into, p. pr. of ingredi, p. p. ingressus, to
go into, to enter; pref. in- in + gradi to walk, go. See
{Grade}.]
That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of
any combination, recipe, or mixture; an element; a
constituent.
By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to
ingredients. --Sir I.
Newton.
Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids
and solids. --Arbuthnot.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ingredient \In*gre"di*ent\, adjective
Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.
Acts where no sin is ingredient. --Jer. Taylor.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "ingredient":
adjunct, appurtenance, aspect, census, circumstance, component,
composition, constituent, constituents, content, contents, detail,
divisions, element, elements, factor, feature, fixings, guts,
index, ingredients, innards, insides, integrant, inventory, item,
items, list, makings, part, part and parcel, parts, specialty,
whole
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